March 17, 2015, 9:45AM

Rosa Parks, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and the Rev. Robert Graetz are all famous names in the Capital City, but one local tour is attempting to augment their stories with a visual representation. The "Dream Marches On" guided trolley tour gives attendees a look at historic spots in the city, from the corner where Parks boarded a... Full story »

January 29, 2015, 10:00AM

The children of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. are trying to settle a lawsuit over their father's traveling Bible and Nobel Peace Prize without going to trial, according to a judge's order. King's estate, controlled by his sons, last year asked a judge to order King's daughter to surrender the items. In a board of directors meeting last January,... Full story »

January 21, 2015, 3:00PM

An Arkansas legislator said Wednesday it is inappropriate to honor Martin Luther King Jr. and the leader of the Confederate Army on the same day and has proposed ending the state's decades-old tradition of honoring Robert E. Lee. Arkansas is one of just three states to jointly celebrate King, the black civil-rights leader, and Lee, the white Confederate general,... Full story »

January 21, 2015, 9:59AM

Imagine you're the son of a white pastor who's moved his family from Virginia to Alabama in 1961 to work in Birmingham's civil rights movement. You support your father's cause and his push for equality. But some of those determined to keep things the way they've always been in segregated Birmingham, don't like change. And they tell you so. ... Full story »

January 20, 2015, 12:10PM

The daughter of the slain civil rights leader the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. exhorted the nation on King's federal holiday to act out against injustice but to heed her father's message of nonviolence. The call Monday came amid a day of scattered protests over recent police deaths of unarmed black men that have shaken the U.S. The Rev.... Full story »

January 20, 2015, 9:15AM

Tuscaloosa pastors, students, law enforcement officials, residents and Mayor Walt Maddox celebrate the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. in a march from MLK Elementary School to Tuscaloosa's Government Plaza on Monday. Full story »

January 20, 2015, 8:35AM

Tuscaloosa pastors, students, law enforcement officials, residents and Mayor Walt Maddox celebrate the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. in a march from MLK Elementary School to Tuscaloosa's Government Plaza on Monday, Jan. 19, 2015. (Ben Flanagan/al.com)

January 20, 2015, 8:35AM

Tuscaloosa pastors, students, law enforcement officials, residents and Mayor Walt Maddox celebrate the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. in a march from MLK Elementary School to Tuscaloosa's Government Plaza on Monday, Jan. 19, 2015. (Ben Flanagan/al.com)

January 20, 2015, 8:35AM

Tuscaloosa pastors, students, law enforcement officials, residents and Mayor Walt Maddox celebrate the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. in a march from MLK Elementary School to Tuscaloosa's Government Plaza on Monday, Jan. 19, 2015. (Ben Flanagan/al.com)

January 20, 2015, 8:35AM

Tuscaloosa pastors, students, law enforcement officials, residents and Mayor Walt Maddox celebrate the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. in a march from MLK Elementary School to Tuscaloosa's Government Plaza on Monday, Jan. 19, 2015. (Ben Flanagan/al.com)

January 20, 2015, 8:35AM

Tuscaloosa pastors, students, law enforcement officials, residents and Mayor Walt Maddox celebrate the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. in a march from MLK Elementary School to Tuscaloosa's Government Plaza on Monday, Jan. 19, 2015. (Ben Flanagan/al.com)

January 20, 2015, 8:35AM

Tuscaloosa pastors, students, law enforcement officials, residents and Mayor Walt Maddox celebrate the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. in a march from MLK Elementary School to Tuscaloosa's Government Plaza on Monday, Jan. 19, 2015. (Ben Flanagan/al.com)

January 20, 2015, 8:35AM

Tuscaloosa pastors, students, law enforcement officials, residents and Mayor Walt Maddox celebrate the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. in a march from MLK Elementary School to Tuscaloosa's Government Plaza on Monday, Jan. 19, 2015. (Ben Flanagan/al.com)

January 20, 2015, 8:35AM

Tuscaloosa pastors, students, law enforcement officials, residents and Mayor Walt Maddox celebrate the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. in a march from MLK Elementary School to Tuscaloosa's Government Plaza on Monday, Jan. 19, 2015. (Ben Flanagan/al.com)

January 20, 2015, 8:35AM

Tuscaloosa pastors, students, law enforcement officials, residents and Mayor Walt Maddox celebrate the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. in a march from MLK Elementary School to Tuscaloosa's Government Plaza on Monday, Jan. 19, 2015. (Ben Flanagan/al.com)

January 20, 2015, 8:35AM

Tuscaloosa pastors, students, law enforcement officials, residents and Mayor Walt Maddox celebrate the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. in a march from MLK Elementary School to Tuscaloosa's Government Plaza on Monday, Jan. 19, 2015. (Ben Flanagan/al.com)

January 20, 2015, 8:35AM

Tuscaloosa pastors, students, law enforcement officials, residents and Mayor Walt Maddox celebrate the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. in a march from MLK Elementary School to Tuscaloosa's Government Plaza on Monday, Jan. 19, 2015. (Ben Flanagan/al.com)

January 20, 2015, 8:35AM

Stillman College student Brenton Brock addresses the crowd. Tuscaloosa pastors, students, law enforcement officials, residents and Mayor Walt Maddox celebrate the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. in a march from MLK Elementary School to Tuscaloosa's Government Plaza on Monday, Jan. 19, 2015. (Ben Flanagan/al.com)

January 20, 2015, 8:35AM

Shelton State Community College student Carin Webster addresses the crowd. Tuscaloosa pastors, students, law enforcement officials, residents and Mayor Walt Maddox celebrate the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. in a march from MLK Elementary School to Tuscaloosa's Government Plaza on Monday, Jan. 19, 2015. (Ben Flanagan/al.com)

January 20, 2015, 8:35AM

University of Alabama student Elliot Spillers addresses the crowd. Tuscaloosa pastors, students, law enforcement officials, residents and Mayor Walt Maddox celebrate the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. in a march from MLK Elementary School to Tuscaloosa's Government Plaza on Monday, Jan. 19, 2015. (Ben Flanagan/al.com)